International Women’s Day celebrated every March 8 has been globally set aside to commemorate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women.
The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality by all groups, organisations and countries across the world.
IWD started over a century, with the first gathering in 1911 supported by over a million people.
In commemoration of this day, The PUNCH has highlighted six trailblazing Nigerian women who have created a paradigm shift in the country’s banking sector. These women have either served as CEOs or board members of those banks.
1. Yemisi Edun
Yemisi Edun is the first female Managing Director of First City Monument Bank Limited following the approval of her appointment by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
She became the MD on July 13, 2021. She holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of Ife, Ile-Ife and…
